OMAHA, NE (CAC) — Freshman outfielder Seth Beer (Suwanee, Ga.) was named the 30th recipient of the Dick Howser Trophy, presented annually to the national player-of-the-year. The Dick Howser Trophy committee and National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association will present the award on Saturday at a national news conference at TD Ameritrade Park prior to the opening game of the 70th-annual College…
CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — Seth Beer, Chris Okey and Pat Krall were named All-Americans by NCBWA, announced Wednesday. Beer and Okey were first-team selections, while Krall was a second-team choice. It marked the first time the Tigers had two first-team All-Americans in one season since 2006 (Tyler Colvin, Andy D’Alessio). Beer, a finalist for the Dick Howser Trophy and Golden…
CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — Freshman outfielder Seth Beer (Suwanee, Ga.) was named one of four finalists for the Golden Spikes Award on Monday. The 2016 season marks the 39th consecutive year the Golden Spikes Award is awarded to the top amateur baseball player in the United States. Beer is a finalist for the award that former Tiger shortstop Khalil Greene won…
CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — Outfielder Seth Beer (Suwanee, Ga.) was named national co-freshman-of-the-year by Collegiate Baseball on Wednesday. He became the first Tiger freshman to win a national award. He joined Tennessee Tech’s Kevin Strohschein as recipients of the honor. Beer batted .369 with 57 runs, 13 doubles, 18 homers, 70 RBIs, a .700 slugging percentage, 62 walks, 15 hit-by-pitches,…
CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — Freshman outfielder Seth Beer was named ACC Player-of-the-Year, announced Monday by the league office. Beer is the first freshman to be voted ACC Player-of-the-Year since the award was established in 1969. The conference did not begin recognizing a freshman-of-the-year until 1991. NC State’s Carlos Rodon was voted both ACC Pitcher-of-the-Year and ACC Freshman-of-the-Year in 2012. The award…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — South Carolina sophomore right-hander Clarke Schmidt has been named a semifinalist for the Dick Howser Trophy, presented by Easton Foundations and awarded by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association. The award is given to the top player in collegiate baseball. Schmidt is 9-2 with a 2.72 ERA in 14 starts. He has allowed 34 runs,…
CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — Seth Beer’s two-out single on an 0-2 pitch in the 11th inning scored Chase Pinder for the winning run in Clemson’s 7-6 walkoff win over Furman at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Wednesday night. The Tigers, who swept the home-and-home season series, improved to 29-15, while the Paladins, who saw their five-game winning streak end, fell to…
CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — Freshman outfielder Seth Beer (Suwanee, Ga.) has accepted an invitation from USA Baseball to play for the 2016 Collegiate National Team this summer. In 2016, he leads Clemson in batting average (.419), hits (57), homers (14), RBIs (50), slugging percentage (.801), walks (37) and on-base percentage (.552). He has reached base via a hit or walk in…
